Really? I'd argue that PPE is at least as allocable to a specific project as
routine lab supplies and chemicals are. And in your last sentence, did you
mean PIs or program staff?

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Subject: Re: [RESADM-L] Allowability of PPE on Sponsored Awards

Our current position is, because PPE items cannot be assigned to specific
projects with a high degree of accuracy, they should be treated as an
indirect cost.  For projects that required special protective equipment
because of the nature of the experiment, those charges would still be
allowable.  But PPE is not an allowable direct charge to grants in response
to COVID-19.
PI's are already pushing back regarding this matter.

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